Winter Weather Advisory
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO
930 PM MDT SUN MAR 13 2016
...STRONG AND VERY MOIST WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL PRODUCE AN
EXTENDED PERIOD OF SNOWFALL IN THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CENTRAL
COLORADO BEGINNING MONDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING INTO TUESDAY.
THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL LIKELY OCCUR IN MOUNTAIN AREAS NORTH
OF INTERSTATE 70. IN ADDITION...STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL PRODUCE
CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW OVER THE HIGH MOUNTAIN
PASSES AND AROUND THE EISENHOWER TUNNEL. SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO
TAPER OFF LATE MONDAY NIGHT...ALTHOUGH STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL
CONTINUE PRODUCING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...MAINLY
OVER HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
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SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST GRAND/WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST BOULDER/
GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/SUMMIT/NORTH AND WEST PARK COUNTIES ABOVE
9000 FEET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BERTHOUD PASS...
BRECKENRIDGE...
EAST SLOPES MOSQUITO RANGE...EAST SLOPES SOUTHERN GORE RANGE...
EISENHOWER TUNNEL...INDIAN PEAKS...KENOSHA MOUNTAINS...
MOUNT EVANS...WILLIAMS FORK MOUNTAINS...WINTER PARK
930 PM MDT SUN MAR 13 2016
...
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO
6 AM MDT TUESDAY...
* TIMING...12 NOON MDT MONDAY TO 6 AM MDT TUESDAY.
*
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 8 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY UP TO 12
INCHES ON THE HIGHER NORTHWEST FACING MOUNTAIN SLOPES.
* WIND/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 50 MPH ON THE HIGH MOUNTAIN RIDGES AND PASSES.
* IMPACTS...HIGH COUNTRY TRAVELERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR
HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS INCLUDING SLOW TRAVEL...
SNOW PACKED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY IN SPOTS DUE TO FALLING
AND BLOWING SNOW.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.